Thursday 14 November 2013

Pudding Time!


Good morning and a massive High Five to all you festive felt fans out there!

I’ve been doing a fair amount of pop-up shops and shows over the past few weeks and one thing that has been selling incredibly well from my Christmas range are the little felt Christmas Puddings.  Whether the Great British Bake Off has made everyone go ga ga for puds, or whether people are just getting back to tradition I have no idea, but the felt puddings are a sure-fire hit this year.

But did you know …..
  • Christmas pudding originated as a 14th century porridge called 'frumenty' that was made of beef and mutton with raisins, currants, prunes, wines and spices. This would often be more like soup and was eaten as a fasting meal in preparation for the Christmas festivities
  • By 1595, frumenty was slowly changing into a plum pudding, having been thickened with eggs, breadcrumbs, dried fruit and given more flavour with the addition of beer and spirits
  • By Victorian times, Christmas Puddings had changed into something similar to the ones that are eaten today
  • Putting a silver coin in the pudding is an age-old custom that is said to bring luck to the person that finds it

So, why don't you make your own needle felted pudding for the tree with our Christmas Pudding kit priced at just £10.00 complete with everything you need to get started and keep up the British tradition! 
 
 

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3 comments:

  1. just saw your blog on craft blog uk and love your work that i have seen so far- that pudding looks good to eat! how long did it take for you to make?

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    1. Gosh thanks so Much Jenny Wren, it took less than a morning to make I can make them in a couple of hours now. Hope that helps :)

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